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Web giants woo festive shoppers
E-commerce giants Amazon and Walmart-backed Flipkart kicked off a crucial battle for shoppers yesterday ahead of India’s massive festive season as retailers search for a much-needed boost to sales amid a slowing economy. October and November - when much of India’s 1.3 billion population celebrates several major Hindu festivals and consumers traditionally go on spending sprees - are critical for retailers, with some raking in almost half of...
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UN Secretary-General commends Kuwait's 'effective role', peacemaking efforts
NEW YORK: Kuwait's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah meets with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. - KUNA photos NEW YORK: Kuwait's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah held talks with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on the fringes of the 74th UN General Assembly session. The meeting, which took place on Friday night, focused on...
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Kuwait among top 20 improvers in Ease of Doing Business Index
KUWAIT: The Doing Business Team at the World Bank Group (WBG) announced on its website that Kuwait for the first time joined the group of top 20 improvers in the Ease of Doing Business Index 2020 out of 190 economies included in the Doing Business report to be published officially by the end of October. This global index covers 10 key components that represent various dimensions of business regulatory environment for domestic enterprises. This...
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Sheikha Rima named among most powerful women in Washington
Wife of Kuwait's Ambassador to the US Sheikha Rima Al-Sabah (left) is seen with US First Lady Melania Trump. - KUNA WASHINGTON: The wife of Kuwait's Ambassador to the US Sheikha Rima Al-Sabah was named by a prominent US magazine as one of only two Arab women in the US capital's 2019 Most Powerful Women. Sheikha Rima Al-Sabah, Goodwill Ambassador to UNHCR, was named among the Washingtonian's 150 Most Powerful Women, being the only Arab women...
NEW YORK, NY - SEPTEMBER 27: Prime Minister of Pakistan Imran Khan addresses the United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters on September 27, 2019 in New York City. World leaders from across the globe are gathered at the 74th session of the UN General Assembly, amid crises ranging from climate change to possible conflict between Iran and the United States. Drew Angerer/Getty Images/AFPn== FOR NEWSPAPERS, INTERNET, TELCOS & TELEVISION USE ONLY ==
Khan warns of nuke war over Kashmir at UN; Modi silent
NEW YORK: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (left) and Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan (right) address the 74th Session of the General Assembly at UN headquarters on Friday. - AFP UNITED NATIONS: Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan warned the United Nations Friday that his country's dispute with India over Kashmir could escalate into an all-out nuclear war that would have consequences for the world. In a fiery speech lasting 50 minutes,...
The British-flagged oil tanker Stena Impero, is docked in Dubai after sailing from the Iranian port of Bandar Abbas where it was held for over two months, on September 28, 2019. - Iran's Revolutionary Guards had seized the vessel in the Strait of Hormuz on July 19 after surrounding it with attack boats and rappelling onto its deck. It was impounded for allegedly failing to respond to distress calls and turning off its transponder after hitting a fishing boat. (Photo by Christopher Pike / POOL / AFP)
British tanker in Dubai after Iran release
DUBAI: The British-flagged oil tanker Stena Impero is docked in Dubai yesterday after sailing from the Iranian port of Bandar Abbas where it was held for over two months. - AFP DUBAI: The British-flagged oil tanker Stena Impero arrived in Dubai yesterday, after being detained with its crew in Iran for more than two months in an incident that inflamed tensions in the region. Iran's Revolutionary Guards seized the vessel in the Strait of Hormuz...
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Afghan voters defy attacks, delays to choose president
In this handout photograph taken and released by Press Office of President of Afghanistan on September 28, 2019, Afghan First Lady Rula Ghani (R), wife of Afghan President and candidate Ashraf Ghani, looks on as she casts her vote at a polling station in Kabul. - Insurgents worked to disrupt Afghanistan's presidential election on September 28, with a series of blasts reported across the country as voters headed to the polls and troops flooded...
Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson reacts as he talks with staff during his visit to The Princess Alexandra hospital in Harlow, north of London, on September 27, 2019. - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson suffered yet another setback on Thursday after MPs rejected a request to briefly suspend business for his party's conference, highlighting the hostility he faces in parliament just weeks before Brexit. In his seventh successive defeat in parliament, MPs voted to reject his call for three days off next week to hold his Conservative party's annual conference. (Photo by Stefan Rousseau / POOL / AFP)
British PM referred to police watchdog over businesswoman links
HARLOW: Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson reacts as he talks with staff during his visit to The Princess Alexandra hospital in Harlow, north of London. _ AFP LONDON: The government of London said it had referred Prime Minister Boris Johnson to Britain's police watchdog for potential investigation over allegations of misconduct involving a US businesswoman while he was mayor of London. The Greater London Authority (GLA) said on Friday it...
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Withdrawal of medicines?
Muna Al-Fuzai Medicines usually go through multiple processes until they reach patients. The most important of these methods is their official approval by competent authorities for their use. The medicines usually get marketed in some countries or all over the world, and sometimes patients suffer some side effects and risks with their use, so withdrawing them is required until alternatives are found to protect people's...
A picture taken during a guided tour with the Russian army shows a damaged street in the old Aleppo market on September 27, 2019. (Photo by Maxime POPOV / AFP)
Despite suspension, Syria's FM greets Arab League chief at UN
ALEPPO: A picture taken during a guided tour with the Russian army shows a damaged street in the old Aleppo market. - AFP UNITED NATIONS: The head of the Arab League exchanged a warm handshake Friday at the United Nations with the foreign minister of Syria, which has been suspended from the body since 2011. The exchange between Ahmed Aboul Gheit, the secretary general of the Arab League, and Foreign Minister Walid Muallem appeared to be brief...
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Over 300 students tortured and sexually abused
KADUNA: Some of the 300 male students of 'different nationalities' are pictured in the Rigasa area of Kaduna in northern Nigeria after being rescued by police from an Islamic seminary where they were tortured and sodomized. - AFP KADUNA: Police in the northern Nigerian city of Kaduna have rescued more than 300 male students being held at an Islamic school where many had been tortured and sexually abused, a police spokesman said yesterday....
Traders work before the closing bell at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on September 27, 2019 at Wall Street in New York City. (Photo by Johannes EISELE / AFP)
US consumers, industry falter in Aug
NEW YORK: Traders work before the closing bell at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on Friday at Wall Street in New York City. - AFP WASHINGTON: US consumer spending slowed sharply in August, according to the latest government data Friday, suggesting turmoil from President Donald Trump's trade wars was hitting home for the general public. And in another sign trade tribulations are weighing on American industry, demand for big-ticket...
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Britain's King Charles III (L) welcomes Crown Prince of Kuwait Sheikh Mishal al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah, during an audience at Buckingham Palace, in London, on October 25, 2023. (Photo by Jordan Pettitt / POOL / AFP)
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HH the Amir Sheikh Meshal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah arrives in Scotland on the personal invitation of King Charles III of the United Kingdom and Northern Ireland on Jan 14, 2025. - Amiri Diwn photos
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Maha Al-Sager performs, representing Kuwait during a gymnastics competition.
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